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UNISON statement on the coup in Myanmar

The government must move quickly so that no UK company can do business with the military

Branch resources review – update

The package of draft proposals will be presented to the union’s national delegate conference for final approval

UNISON urges government to stop meter readings

Non-essential activity should be stopped immediately to cut the risk of staff contracting and spreading COVID-19

Christina McAnea elected UNISON general secretary

Christina McAnea has today been elected as general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union

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UNISON urges employers to review staff safety due to new COVID variant

Union writes to Health and Safety Executive urging updated guidelines to protect workers in light of new variant of coronavirus

BTec exams must be cancelled now urges UNISON

Staff running these exams, many of them already at heightened risk, will be exposed to unnecessary additional danger

‘We’ll fight the public sector pay freeze’

UNISON makes plans to fight the public sector pay freeze and pays tribute to Dave Prentis at his final NEC meeting before retirement

Higher education members reject ‘insulting’ pay freeze

UNISON members vote overwhelmingly to reject the 0% pay offer, which amounts to a pay cut, in higher education

Further education unions ‘outraged’ at pay offer

UNISON says college leaders have broken their pay promises and that pay in the FE sector is ‘simply too low’

Public support not going back to normal

‘The people and services who delivered so much during the pandemic deserve so much better – as do the communities they support’

UNISON welcomes better health and safety protection for zero-hours workers

High Court rules that zero-hours workers should have the same protection as others

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Politics can’t interfere in the approval of PPE, warns UNISON

Political pressure to approve substandard PPE does not bode well for HSE independence once the UK finally leaves the safety of the EU, says the union

Blog: This is a critical young workers’ month

Jess McGuire, the chair of UNISON’s young members’ forum, says that the pandemic makes this year’s young workers’ month more important than ever

Last chance to add your voice and help support public services

Time is running out to add your signature to our letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor – and make sure the government invests in public services

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Safety in libraries must be a priority

‘Our library workers need the certainty that will come with their workplaces being closed for this next lockdown phase’